Havers (automobile)

{{short description|Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer}}

File:1913 Havers 6-44 Knickerbocker Speedster recreation, front right (Hershey 2019).jpg

The Havers was an American automobile built in Port Huron, Michigan by the Havers Motor Car Company from 1911 until 1914. The company was established by brothers Fred and Ernest Havers in 1910, with the first cars being manufactured within the Port Huron Engine & Thresher Company's premises. In 1912, Havers bought the old E-M-F factory (also in Port Huron) and moved production there.{{cite web |url=https://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z15629/havers-six-44.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926054059/https://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z15629/havers-six-44.aspx |archive-date=2014-09-26 |title=1912 Havers Six-44 |work=ConceptCarz |url-status=live |access-date=2024-02-02 |language=en-US}} The factory suffered a disastrous fire on 7 July 1914, destroying almost everything apart from the offices.{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K-dZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA707 |journal=Automobile Topics |title=Fire Damages Havers Factory |date=1914-07-11 |page=707 |volume=XXXIV |number=9}} While originally planning to resume production within a month, Havers was unable to sway their creditors who forced the company into bankruptcy.

The Havers was conventional in design, except for a long chassis. All were equipped with L-head six-cylinder engines built by Continental, the 1914 engine being of 6.2 L capacity producing {{convert|55|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The 1913 Model 6-55 Speed Car with two passengers sold for $2,250. In September 1913, the 1914 Havers Six-60 was introduced. It was largely unchanged from the preceding Six-55, aside from having a bored and stroked engine.{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ebvqyfXNpNUC&pg=PA522 |title=Havers 6-60 Has Larger Motor for 1914 |journal=The Automobile |page=522 |date=2013-09-18 |volume=XXIX |number=12}} The windshield and fenders were also redesigned, along with numerous other detail improvements.